Fringe Cuttings

Yesterday we had a browse through the 1997 Edinburgh Fringe brochure. So today let’s travel a year further back and see what we can find in the 1996 one. Beginning with this.

If you’ve not heard Simon Day’s Radio 4 show, you should. It features all of these characters (and more), and it’s excellent.

Now, have a look at this.

Which made me want to seek out more, and I found this article from the Daily Record on 2nd August 1996.

Click to embiggen.

Jenny Eclair always had amazing artwork.

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